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Germany: steel industry agrees 6.5% salary increase
On 15 June, Germany’s steel industry social partners signed a new collective agreement spanning 18 months until 30 November 2023, and covering employees working in North Rhine-Westphalia...
16 June 2022
International Labour Organization makes occupational safety and health its fifth fundamental principle and right at work
During the 111th International Labour Conference, held in Geneva from 27 May to 11 June, and attended by the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) 187 member states, as well as both...
14 June 2022
Great Britain: a national plan to develop digital skills
On 13 June, the UK government presented a series of measures aimed at developing the digital economy and creating more high-skilled, well-paid jobs in the digital sector. The plan includes the...
14 June 2022
EU: MEPs call for ban on import of products made with forced labour
In a resolution adopted on 9 June, members of the European Parliament called on the European Commission to ban the “import and export of products made or transported by forced labour”...
13 June 2022
France: only 26% of employees expect a pay rise in 2022 (ADP survey)
French employees are among the least confident in the world as regards the possibility of getting a pay rise this year, with only a quarter thinking they will do. This proportion – a finding...
10 June 2022
Poland: minimum wage to rise almost 15% in 2023
In 2023 Poland’s government will raise the national minimum wage twice. Currently set at PLN 3,010 (€657) per month, the national minimum wage will rise to PLN 3,383 (€740) in...
8 June 2022
EU: agreement on the draft directive on adequate minimum wages
During night session negotiations on 07 June, the EU Council and European Parliament validated the draft directive on adequate minimum wages in the European Union (c.f. article No.12199). Both...
7 June 2022
Germany: €12 per hour for the minimum wage alongside call for ‘concerted action’ to fight inflation
The week ending Friday 03 June concluded on a contradictory note as the Bundestag officially approved an increase in the minimum salary level and by doing so held good an election campaign promise...
7 June 2022
Great Britain: the Living Wage to be calculated and announced earlier than usual in September
In a first, the Living Wage Foundation which was established in 2011 and sets a minimum hourly wage that now more than 10,000 employers voluntarily pay their staff, will calculate and announce its...
1 June 2022
Great Britain: towards a simpler apprenticeship system
On 27 May the UK government announced measures simplifying the current apprenticeship system that will start to take effect in August 2022. The goal is to make the apprenticeship programme...
31 May 2022
Portugal: piloting the four-day working week
Portugal is set to launch a pilot experiment to study new work organizations, which include the four-day working week and the use of hybrid working models (in-presence combined with telework). The...
31 May 2022
Russia: minimum wage to rise by 10% from 1 June
On 25 May, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced a 10% minimum wage increase that will take effect from 1 June. The hike, announced during a meeting of the State Council Presidium, will see...
30 May 2022
Ukraine: new provisions adopted to facilitate dismissals in wartime
Since the martial law introduced in March this year (see article n°12971) was not able to take into consideration all labour relations issues in times of war, the Ukrainian parliament –...
30 May 2022
G7 labour and employment ministers commit to strengthening vocational training amid transitioning economies
On 24 May 2022 during their meeting held in the north-German city of Wolfsburg, the G7 labour and employment ministers agreed on a roadmap for a ‘Just transition and the promotion of decent...
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25 May 2022
Great Britain: KPMG makes unconscious bias training mandatory
From June 2022, all 15,800 staff at the UK accounting and auditing giant will undergo mandatory ‘unconscious bias training.’ Employees who refuse the training risk losing part of their...
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- CSR
25 May 2022
Israel: government proposes paid paternity leave allowance of between two weeks and one month
On 11 May, Israel’s finance minister Avigdor Lieberman and transport minister Merav Michaeli announced the government’s plan to introduce paid paternity leave. Under the existing law...
20 May 2022
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Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
31 October 2025
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
Most viewed articles of the month on mind HR
What readers clicked on the most last month.
What readers clicked on the most last month.
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Oliver Dietrich (IG Metall): “The advent of AI can be a means of deepening social partnership within companies”
In Germany, trade unions want to influence how AI is deployed in companies. Oliver Dietrich is an AI project manager at the regional office of the IG Metall trade union in North Rhine-Westphalia...
21 January 2026
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EU: social partners split over competitiveness and action on job quality
The European Trade Union Confederation and BusinessEurope have published their response to the consultation document on the European Commission's upcoming EU quality jobs initiative. The two...
4 February 2026
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Germany: collective bargaining negotiations begin in chemical industry
Collective bargaining talks in Germany’s chemical and pharmaceutical industries are due to open this week, covering nearly 580,000 employees across around 1,700 companies. With the sector facing...
3 February 2026
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Italy: new generational renewal agreement penned at UniCredit
The agreement signed on 30 December by UniCredit, Italy’s second-largest banking group, with the Fabi, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca and Unisin trade unions aims to continue generational...
15 January 2026
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France: social partner talks extend far beyond contractual terminations
After a false start on 3 December, French social partners resumed talks on 7 January 2026 on potential changes to the unemployment insurance agreement, including the rules governing compensation...
12 January 2026
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EU: banking sector social partners commit to combating violence and harassment
On 15 January, the trade union federation UNI Europa Finance and three employers’ associations in the banking sector signed a joint statement on preventing violence and harassment in the...
16 January 2026